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Germany’s Merz Calls for Repatriation of Syrians, Deportations If They Don’t Leave Voluntarily
According to Germany’s federal statistics office, 712,000 Syrians were registered as asylum seekers, 22 percent of the 3.17 million asylum seekers in Germany.
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Israel Returns Bodies of 45 Palestinians
Hamas returned the remains of three Israeli soldiers the previous day.
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Microsoft Increases UAE Investment to $15.2 Billion After US Clears Nvidia Chip Exports
The tech giant expands AI and cloud infrastructure in Abu Dhabi and Dubai through 2029, deepening U.S.-UAE tech cooperation.
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Trump Says Gaza Cease-Fire ‘Very Solid’ as Hamas Returns Bodies of 3 Hostages
The president added that getting the final bodies out of Gaza is ‘going to be tough’ but that all would eventually be returned.
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Gabbard Says Trump Has Ended America’s Era of ‘Regime Change’
Speaking at a Bahrain security summit, Gabbard said past U.S. interventions wasted money and created more enemies than allies.
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Israel Receives Remains of 2 More Hostages Returned by Hamas
The two bodies recovered were those of men abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and killed while in Hamas captivity.
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Trump Says Gaza Cease-Fire Intact Despite Israeli Strikes
Israel carried out airstrikes after accusing the Hamas terrorist group of attacking its troops in the Gaza Strip and violating the truce.
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Netanyahu Orders New Israeli Military Strikes on Gaza
Netanyahu’s government has accused Hamas of violating the cease-fire after returning the partial remains of a previously-released hostage.
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Netanyahu to Meet Security Chiefs After Israel Accuses Hamas of Cease-Fire Violation
Under the cease-fire agreement, Hamas must release the remains of all remaining Israeli hostages before the next phase of the peace agreement can move forward.
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Delta to Launch 1st US Nonstop Service to Saudi Arabia
The Atlanta–Riyadh service follows the White House-brokered Gaza peace deal, which Trump says could broaden Middle East cooperation.
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Trump Says US Watching Hamas Compliance on Hostage Returns ‘Very Closely’
A team from Egypt arrived in Gaza on Saturday to help search for bodies with an excavator and bulldozers.
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Trump Meets Qatari Leaders, Says Qatar May Join Gaza Peacekeeping Mission
Trump said his plan to stabilize Gaza is being implemented ‘pretty quickly,’ with an international peacekeeping force now taking shape.
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Rubio Says Gaza Security Force Must Include Countries Israel Is ‘Comfortable With’
Gaza cannot be governed by ‘anyone who wants to use it as a launch pad for attacks against Israel,’ said Rubio.
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Vance Calls Israeli Vote to Annex West Bank an ‘Insult’
The vice president was in the country for a two-day visit amid the United States’ push to end the war in Gaza.
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US Dismisses ICJ Opinion Saying Israel Must Allow UN Aid Into Gaza
The United States halted UNRWA funding last year over allegations that its staff were involved in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack on Israel.
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Germany’s Merz Calls for Repatriation of Syrians, Deportations If They Don’t Leave Voluntarily
According to Germany’s federal statistics office, 712,000 Syrians were registered as asylum seekers, 22 percent of the 3.17 million asylum seekers in Germany.
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Israel Returns Bodies of 45 Palestinians
Hamas returned the remains of three Israeli soldiers the previous day.
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Microsoft Increases UAE Investment to $15.2 Billion After US Clears Nvidia Chip Exports
The tech giant expands AI and cloud infrastructure in Abu Dhabi and Dubai through 2029, deepening U.S.-UAE tech cooperation.
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Trump Says Gaza Cease-Fire ‘Very Solid’ as Hamas Returns Bodies of 3 Hostages
The president added that getting the final bodies out of Gaza is ‘going to be tough’ but that all would eventually be returned.
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Gabbard Says Trump Has Ended America’s Era of ‘Regime Change’
Speaking at a Bahrain security summit, Gabbard said past U.S. interventions wasted money and created more enemies than allies.
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Israel Receives Remains of 2 More Hostages Returned by Hamas
The two bodies recovered were those of men abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and killed while in Hamas captivity.
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Trump Says Gaza Cease-Fire Intact Despite Israeli Strikes
Israel carried out airstrikes after accusing the Hamas terrorist group of attacking its troops in the Gaza Strip and violating the truce.
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Netanyahu Orders New Israeli Military Strikes on Gaza
Netanyahu’s government has accused Hamas of violating the cease-fire after returning the partial remains of a previously-released hostage.
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Netanyahu to Meet Security Chiefs After Israel Accuses Hamas of Cease-Fire Violation
Under the cease-fire agreement, Hamas must release the remains of all remaining Israeli hostages before the next phase of the peace agreement can move forward.
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Delta to Launch 1st US Nonstop Service to Saudi Arabia
The Atlanta–Riyadh service follows the White House-brokered Gaza peace deal, which Trump says could broaden Middle East cooperation.
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Trump Says US Watching Hamas Compliance on Hostage Returns ‘Very Closely’
A team from Egypt arrived in Gaza on Saturday to help search for bodies with an excavator and bulldozers.
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Trump Meets Qatari Leaders, Says Qatar May Join Gaza Peacekeeping Mission
Trump said his plan to stabilize Gaza is being implemented ‘pretty quickly,’ with an international peacekeeping force now taking shape.
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Rubio Says Gaza Security Force Must Include Countries Israel Is ‘Comfortable With’
Gaza cannot be governed by ‘anyone who wants to use it as a launch pad for attacks against Israel,’ said Rubio.
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Vance Calls Israeli Vote to Annex West Bank an ‘Insult’
The vice president was in the country for a two-day visit amid the United States’ push to end the war in Gaza.
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US Dismisses ICJ Opinion Saying Israel Must Allow UN Aid Into Gaza
The United States halted UNRWA funding last year over allegations that its staff were involved in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack on Israel.
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